Thermoelectric converters built with high thermoelectric activity p-type and n-type materials have the potential to replace mechanical heat-to-electricity converters. Now, efficient n-type SnSe has been prepared, ready to complement its previously reported p-type counterpart.
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Weidenkaff, A. Thermoelectrics: Better half found. Nat Energy 2, 17010 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.10
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